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Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Curriculum and Instructional Planning Start Strong provides a data point to supportcurriculum and instructional planning. District Curriculum Directors Districtlevel curriculum planning (reconsideration of prerequisite concepts and skills) Evaluate scope and sequence based on distribution of student support needsProvide professional learning supports for differentiation and scaffolding based on student results TeachersEngage in process of regularly monitoring student performanceEstablish a continuum of supports and interventions for students based on dataFocus instructional planning time on analysis of data to enhance student engagement and learningUse results as one possible data point when setting Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) School Administrators Develop or use existing problemsolving teams to provide datadriven decision making to promote positive student outcomesAllocate time and resourc

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es to instructional planning and PLCsEnhance intervention services (MultiTiered System of Support (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RTI) framework) Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments 7 Start Strong Student Reports: Supporting Conversations Between Parents/Guardians and Educators Individual Student Reports from the Start Strong assessments will provide parents and guardians withinformationonkey areas in which students may need additional supports at the start of the school year.The reports provide a starting point for parents and guardians to have conversations with their students’ educators at the beginning of the school year.Early conversations about where students may need additional supports in the 20212022 school year will help parents and guardians monitor student progress throughout the school year, as their students receiveinstruction and academicsupports Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Maximizing the Use of

3 Reports Start Strong reports provide bo
Reports Start Strong reports provide both studentlevel and item level information. They should be used in conjunction with other data to work through a process for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.Using these reports together can provide an initial indication about:The overall level of support that students may need when compared against other local assessment dataPerformance on a particular standardPerformance on specific item typesPossible misconceptions through the ability to view the assessment items and individual student responses 8 Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Maximizin g the Use of Reports, continued Start Strong reports provide both studentlevel and item level information. They should be used in conjunction with other data to work through a process for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data.Example planning questions:Do the data indicate common areas of strength or learning needs for our students?

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What canand can’tthe data tell us about the needs of our students?What other data might we use to verify or validate the outcomes of the Start Strong data?What common formative assessment(s) might help us understand more about student learning needs in relation to this data?What do the data tell us about the need for differentiating classroom instruction? 9 Thank You!New Jersey Department of Education Website nj.gov/education Office of Assessment webpage nj.gov/education/assessment assessment@doe.nj. gov Follow Us! Facebook: @ njdeptofed Twitter: NewJerseyDOE Instagram: @ NewJerseyDoe 10 Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments 2 Fall 2021 Start Strong Assessments 2 Start Strong Fall 2021 is intended to…Produce information that should be used as a standardsbased complement to the resources used by educators in their classrooms to evaluate the needs of students.Be administered quickly and provide immediate results. Meet fed

5 eral flexibility for the 20202021 school
eral flexibility for the 20202021 school year associated with the administration of general English language arts (ELA)/mathematics/science assessment, including public reporting of schoollevel results disaggregated by subgroup.Start Strong Fall 2021 is intended to…Replace local standardsbased benchmark assessments districts may already have in place.Replace the spring 2022 New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA)statewide summative assessments.This is a onetimeflexibility granted by the United States Department of Education (USED). It is expected that all eligible students will participate in the spring 2022 NJSLA statewide assessments. Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments 5 Fall 2021 Start Strong Administration: Enhancements ��5&#x/MCI; 55;&#x 000;&#x/MCI; 55;&#x 000;Enhancements expected for the fall 2021 administration of Start Strong based on educator feedback and lessons learned during the

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fall 2020 Start Strong administration include:Expanded demographic data collection to mirror the NJSLA student group data (e.g., gender,race/ethnicity)Expanded reporting to provide additional details on the Individual Student Report (ISR), with information about the student’s score and what it meansIntegration of Start Strong assessment reports into the Parent Portal established for NJSLAAvailability of additional support resources through the released assessment item bankInclusion of the same accessibility features included in NJSLA assessments Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Fall 2021 Start Strong : Test Design Uses HighQuality Items and PassagesUses released items that have gone through the rigorous development processes associated with the NJSLA. Fast Scoring and ReportingOverall support levels with additional itemvel reports that can be used to inform instruction. Dynamic and PDF reporting for item analysis, ncludin

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g the item image and student responses, by student and by item, as well as an Individual Student Report (ISR) for parents/guardians after the administration. Efficient Question TypesComputer scored, multiplechoice and technologyenhanced items allow for realtime feedback and shortened testing time. Comprehensive SupportIn addition to help desk support, documentation will be available, including administration manuals and a report interpretation guides for teachers and district administrators, on the vendor site this summer. 4 Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Fall 2021 Start Strong: Overview BriefThe test can be administered in a single class period (4560 minutes)Administration set up and security procedures are similar totraditional state assessments, with some exceptions. Administered Across Content AreasEnglish language arts (ELA) grades 410; Mathematics grades 48, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II; and Science (6, 9 & 12

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). Standards AlignedAligned to the previous year’s academic standards to help educators understand the level of support students require for current gradelevel instruction. Flexibly AdministeredSeamless online delivery through the assessment administration platform. Provides immediate results. 3 Start StrongFall 2021 Administration New JerseyDepartment of EducationOffice of AssessmentsJune 2021 Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Maximizin g the Use of Reports, continued Start Strong reports provide both studentlevel and item level information. They should be used in conjunction with other data to work through a process for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data.Example planning questions:Do the data indicate common areas of strength or learning needs or our students?What nand can’tthe data tell us about the needs of our students?What other data might we use to verify or validate the outcomes f the Start Strong da

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ta?What common formative assessment(s) might help us understand re about student learning needs in relation to this data?What do the data tell us about the need for differentiating assroom instruction? 9 Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Maximizing the Use of Reports Start Strong reports provide both studentlevel and item level information. They should be used in conjunction with other data to work through a process for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.Using these reports together can provide an initial indication about:The overall level of support that students may need when compared ainst other local assessment dataPerformance on a particular standardPerformance on specific item typesPossible misconceptions through the ability to view the assessment items d individual student responses 8 Fall 2021: Start Strong Assessments Curriculum and Instructional Planning Start Strong provides a data point to supportcurriculum

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and instructional planning. District Curriculum Directors Districtevel curriculum planning (reconsideration of prerequisite concepts and skills) Evaluate scope and sequence based n distribution of student support needsProvide professional learning upports for differentiation and scaffolding based on student results TeachersEngage in process of regularly onitoring student performanceEstablish a continuum of supports nd interventions for students based on dataFocus instructional planning time n analysis of data to enhance student engagement and learningUse results as one possible data int when setting Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) School Administrators Develop or use existing problemolving teams to provide datadriven decision making to promote positive student outcomesAllocate time and resources to nstructional planning and PLCsEnhance intervention services ultiTiered System of Support (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RTI) f